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escutcheon

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

es·cutch·eon / iˈskəchən/ • n. 1. a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms. 2. (also escutcheon plate) a flat piece of metal for protection and often ornamentation, around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch. DERIVATIVES: es·cutch·eoned adj.

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escutcheon

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

escutcheon a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms. The word comes (in the late 15th century) from Anglo-Norman French escuchon, based on Latin scutum ‘shield’.
blot on one's escutcheon a stain on one's reputation or character; a figurative phrase recorded from the late 17th century.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "escutcheon." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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escutcheon

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

escutcheon XV. — AN., ONF. escuchon (OF. escusson, mod. écusson) :- Rom. *scũtiō, -ōn-, f. L. scũtum shield.

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T. F. HOAD. "escutcheon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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escutcheon

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

escutcheon Depressed area, variable in shape, which is found to the posterior of the shell beaks of certain bivalves. Compare LUNULE.

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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

escutcheon A depressed area, variable in shape, which is found to the posterior of the beaks of certain Bivalvia.

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escutcheon

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

escutcheon •congestion, digestion, ingestion, question, suggestion •richen • Chibchan •Christian, unchristian •exhaustion •escutcheon, scutcheon •combustion • birchen

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